Find Places To Visit In The North

A cast iron lighthouse set in Roker Cliff Park.

A trail of 12 bird related art exhibits dotted around the town of Amble. Find their exact whereabouts with our handy map and exact locations.

A monument marking the Battle Of Fodden where the Scottish army of King James IV were heavily defated by the English in a brutal encounter.

A Coxswain Statue by Ray Lonsdale is a tribute to the RNLI and the 9 lives lost on the Lifeboat 'The George Elmy'.

A Grade II listed Tower Mill dating to around 1790.

Small National Trust site with medieval hall dating back to the 13th century.

The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers or as it is more commonly known, “The Mining Institute” is one of the finest buildings in Newcastle. It is a Victorian building built at the time when high-Gothic architecture was coming into fashion.

The jaw bones of a whale as a reminder of the whaling industry of Whitby.

Two gigantic sculptures of Clydesdale horse heads paying tribute to Scotland’s heavy horse heritage.

Remains of the Roman Bridge across the River Tyne that led to the Roman Town.

Based in Cumbria, Carlisle Castle that had the most sieges and also the last siege in Great Britain.

Situated in Holburn, St Cuthbert either lived in this cave as a hermit or his body was laid to rest here by monks escpaing from the vikings!

A stunning church providing a backdrop for Durham Market Place and a lively place in which to worship.

A restored 19th century mining museum in the centre of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where you can experience the life and work of the lead mining families of the North Pennines.

An historic market place in the centre of Stanhope and the location of the Market Cross, a Petrified Tree Stump, the War Memorial and St Thomas Church.

A beautiful ruined abbey on the estate of Jervaulx Hall was the original home of Wensleydale cheese.

The trig point sitting on top of Tosson Hill (440m) #147.

A six storey lookout tower used to assist gun turrets in both World War 1 and 2.

The trig point sitting on top of Ros Castle (316m).

The trig point sitting on top of Hedgehope Hill (714m).

An 18th century, 40 acre park designed by London architect, James Paine.

A Grecian style summerhouse on the banks of the River Wear named after a Polish entertainer.

Two Parks, Castle Vale and Coronation Park, set either side of Berwick Station which include footpaths, shelters, rose gardens and a lily pond.

The Market Cross was erected to the memory of Lord And Lady Armstrong.

When originally built, the Union Chain Bridge near Berwick Upon Tweed was the longest wrought iron suspension bridge in the world.

The trig point sitting in Night Fold Field in Alnmouth (48m).

Said to be the location where St Cuthbert agreed to become Bishop of Lindisfarne when petitioned by the king.

A plaque marking the site of a gibbet where Michael Curry was chained for murder.

Ruins of a 12th century priory on the Bolton Abbey estate.

The grave of famed Lakeland Poet, William Wordsworth.

The first five sailed smock style windmill in Britain and the only remaining one in the North East.

A ruined chapel that was once a popular place for pilgrimages.

14th century gatehouse tower built by Sir William Hylton.

An amazing example of a Victorian designed viaduct spanning 260m over the South River Tyne.

Beautiful ruins of small monastery founded by White Canons set above a bend in the River Tees near Barnard Castle.

The deer house is a rare and well preserved example of Gothic Revival architecture built in 1760.

Childhood home of Richard III, built in the 12th century

The Winshields trig point sits on Windshields Crags next to Hadrians Wall (345m) near Haltwhistle.

Lighthouse built in 1826, where Grace Darling spotted the wreck of the SS Forfarshire.

The last remaining cone from the Lemington Glass Works Cone.

A water tower sitting next to the kitchen garden of Alnwick Gardens.

A lighthouse situated 100m inland in Bath Terrace, Blyth.

A 21 arch viaduct carrying the West Highland Line (and Hogwarts Express) over Loch Shiel.

A sculpture of three miners waiting to go down the pit. It’s a reminder of the three mines that Seaham once had.

The jaw bone of a Right Whale forming an arch, framing the harbour of Seahouses and beyond to the Farnes, with a fishy past!

One of Blighty’s oldest wooden ship-lapped buildings. Fresh from a new coat of paint.

A defensive gun battery established near the mouth of the Tyne during the Anglo Dutch Wars in the 17th Century and used during various later conflicts.

At 180m it is the longest waterfall in the UK and is fed from Cow Green Reservoir.

A sail-less 19th century windmill in Lynemouth.

25 acres of plants from five continents. Also eye-catching art installations such as boots, bugs, and fungi.

This is the trig point for Penshaw Hill (136m) near Sunderland.

A tunnel running from the Town Moor to the Ouseburn that was used to transport coal and then became an air raid shelter.

A purpose built library, which opened in 1926 with funding from the Carnegie Trust.

A riverside walk along the River Blyth, accessed on either side by stepping stones.

A delightful 12th-century church tucked away beside the magnificent Seaton Delaval Hall.

An 18 metre waterfall in the beautiful Ingram Valley.

An ancient corn mill, nestled in the bend of the River Till, sitting between Ford and Etal.

WW2 pillbox disguised as a ruined house.

Ushaw College is a former Catholic seminary, partially designed by Augustus Pugin.

The Killingworth trig point (0m) within Killingworth Village.

A tower based on a siege engine amongst eclectic buildings

A statue of the comedy icon and one half of the legendary duo Laurel and Hardy, Stan Laurel to celebrate his time living in North Tyneside.

A ruined fort tower on the opposite side of the harbour to Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island.

An 18m tall Obelisk sitting 900m south of Seaton Delaval Hall.

A 5.5 inch Howitzer Gun to celebrate Seaham's links to the Royal Artillery and coastal defence during WWII.

A spectacular woodland planted on crags to the north and south.

A unique gun that would disappear into its turret to reload, devised during the Crimean War.

The ancestral home of the Earls Grey since 1319. (As in the tea!)

A feast for photographers, natural history enthusiasts, structure admirers, sculpture lovers and children

24 hectare park with lake, woodland and waymarked paths in the heart of Gateshead.

Whitby’s historic piers and lighthouses tell the story of the town’s maritime past, from Tudor stonework to 19th century beacons.

Artwork on a call of angel wings, balloons and an umbrella, set up ready for a selfie.

A pleasant green with many fine views of magnificent landmarks of North and South Shields.

Lanercost Priory, founded in 1169, is a well-preserved medieval Augustinian priory in Brampton, Cumbria.

A skeleton of a castle built by the Lowther family who have owned this estate since before the 11th century.

A collection of twelve almshouses designed by Norman Shaw for Lord Armstrong to house his retired workers in Rothbury.

Limestone ravine with two waterfalls in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

This peninsula has several pleasing aspects such as a lighthouse, a cannon and the goddess Nike atop the war memorial.

Anglo-Saxon Monastery where St Bede spent his life from the age of seven.

A modern take on a 16th Century Physic Garden dedicated to the life of Morpeth native William Turner, also known as the "Father of British Botany"

Dramatic landscape and panoramic views of the coast. Stone art with science, history and mythology.

Life size sculpture referring to the legend of Durham's founding on the banks of the River Wear

The Military Road trig point sits on the roadside (269m) near Corbridge.

Grade I listed mansion house predominantly 18th century.

Statues of three heads representing different eras of human and industrial production.

Stunning crags and landscape with standing stones and a Devil's Punchbowl.

A large rock sitting in Collywell Bay at Seaton Sluice that a local once grew things on.

A small stone building used to store the explosives during the construction of the seahouses pier and harbour.

A ruined Castle dating from the 11th Century and is Grade I listed.

The only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.

A life size reminder of The Vaux Brewery wagons and Dray horses by Ray Lonsdale.

34 pieces of enlarged micro marine life made from weathered Corten steel by Andrew McKeown at East Shore Village, Seaham.

A Church without parish dedicated to the murdered Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket

A model of the Grey Heron that frequents the area.

The trig point called Brunton Bridge Farm Trig Point on Brunton Lane (62m).

A white pyramid daymark on the north east Emmanuel Head of Holy Island.

A ruined Vicar's Pele sitting on the main high street in Ponteland.

A small five stone circle set in a beautiful location in Duddo Northumberland.

The UK's first, permanent offshore sculpture by Sean Henry

A former gentleman’s Georgian residence and now a museum in a park nestled along the river Tees.